Marquez fastest on day one in Australia with Pedrosa 6th

The first day of free practice has taken place in Phillip Island with Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez leading the way. Teammate Dani Pedrosa finished 6th in the combined times.

In typical fashion the weather has been very changeable, with cold and windy conditions in this morning’s FP1 and rain arriving at the end of the session. Then in FP2 the sun came out allowing the riders to work on their setup in preparation for tomorrow’s qualifying and also test the asymmetric front tyre.

The times were very close with thirteen riders within 0.9 seconds of each other but Marc topped the time sheets with his lap of 1’29.383 (lap 17/19). Dani was just 0.297 behind his teammate with 1’29.876 (lap 18/19).

Marc Marquez

1st1’29.383

"It was a good day overall. The morning session was a bit tricky because there was some light rain, but you could still go fast. In the afternoon we worked a lot on setting the bike up for the race, because it will be held at a similar time, and I think we took a step forward. Once again, Jorge is very fast, but we are working well, we have good pace and were able to set a good lap. What is important is that the changes we have made to the setup of the bike have allowed us to improve."

Dani Pedrosa

6th1’29.876

"Today we started to work on the setup of the bike, trying to think about tomorrow and Sunday's race, and we tested the asymmetrical front tyre. We have to keep working because we had some difficult conditions in the morning. Although it was clearer in the afternoon, there was still not much grip and we could not make much headway. Let's see if tomorrow the track is in better condition and we can improve."

MotoGP 2015Friday, October 16th 2015

Practice
Round 16
Pramac Australian Grand PrixAustralia

Results Session

Sunny (FP2)

Humidity

81%

Track Temp

26°C

Air Temp

16°C

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Team

Constructor

Time/Gap

1

Marquez Marc

93

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

1'29.383

2

Lorenzo Jorge

99

SPA

Yamaha

1'29.433

3

Vinales Maverick

25

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1'29.518

4

Iannone Andrea

29

ITA

Ducati Team

Ducati

1'29.544

5

Crutchlow Cal

35

GBR

Honda

1'29.579

6

Pedrosa Dani

26

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

1'29.876

7

Petrucci Danilo

9

ITA

Pramac Racing

Ducati

1'30.021

8

Smith Bradley

38

GBR

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

1'30.032

9

Rossi Valentino

46

ITA

Yamaha

1'30.041

10

Espargaro Aleix

41

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1'30.113

11

Miller Jack

43

AUS

LCR Honda MotoGP

Honda

1'30.127

13

Barbera Hector

8

SPA

Avintia Racing

Ducati

1'30.278

14

Dovizioso Andrea

4

ITA

Ducati Team

Ducati

1'30.451

15

Espargaro Pol

44

SPA

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

1'30.552

16

Hernandez Yonny

68

COL

Pramac Racing

Ducati

1'30.660

17

Redding Scott

45

GBR

EG 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

1'30.773

18

Laverty Eugene

50

IRE

Aspar Team

Honda

1'30.910

19

Bautista Alvaro

19

SPA

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1'31.260

20

Di Meglio Mike

63

FRA

Avintia Racing

Ducati

1'31.339

21

Bradl Stefan

6

GER

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1'31.577

22

Elias Toni

24

SPA

Athina Forward Racing

Forward Yamaha

1'32.122

23

Baz Loris

76

FRA

Athina Forward Racing

Forward Yamaha

1'32.309

24

West Anthony

13

AUS

AB Motoracing

Honda

1'32.592

25

Cudlin Damian

55

AUS

E-Motion IodaRacing Team

ART

1'34.479

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Location Information

Phillip Island, the self-styled home of Australian motorsport, is steeped in motor racing tradition, with the first car races having been held there on public roads in the 1920s. The first motorcycle races took place in 1931 and a permanent track was built in 1956. The circuit fell into disrepair… read more.

Location Information

Phillip Island, the self-styled home of Australian motorsport, is steeped in motor racing tradition, with the first car races having been held there on public roads in the 1920s. The first motorcycle races took place in 1931 and a permanent track was built in 1956. The circuit fell into disrepair… read more.